Triple M’s Best Ever Driving Songs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m in Love With My Car
recording of:
I’m in Love With My Car
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen3:07
2Copperhead Road
recording engineer and mixer:
Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others)
producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist) and Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Copperhead Road
anthem of:
Tennessee, United States
lyricist and composer:
Steve Earle (US folk/rock singer/songwriter)
Steve Earle4.24:31
3Born to Be Wild
producer:
Gabriel Mekler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1968), MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1968) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1968)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 53) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 129)
recording of:
Born to Be Wild
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Steppenwolf4.153:30
4Rev It Up
Jerry Harrison4:13
5Comin’ Home
bass:
Geoff Turner (Australian)
drums (drum set):
Chris Tagg
guitar:
Brian Nichol and Stephen (Fess) Parker (The Radiators)
keyboard:
Brendan Callinan
vocals:
Brian Nichol
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) (in 1979), WEA Records Pty. Limited (fka Kinney Music (Pty) Limited from 1971–1972/11) (in 1980) and Warner Music Australia Pty Limited (not for release label use! fka WEA Records Pty. Limited) (in 1987)
recording of:
Comin’ Home
writer:
Geoff Turner
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Rondor and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
The Radiators3:07
6Rebel Yell
engineer:
Michael Frondelli
producer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Dave Wittman
bass guitar:
Steve Webster (Canadian bassist, producer, composer, arranger & orchestrator) (in 1983)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter) (in 1983)
drums (drum set):
Thommy Price (in 1983)
keyboard:
Judi Dozier (in 1983)
lead vocals:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) (in 1983)
arranger:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1983), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1983), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1983, in 1999) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1983)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Rebel Yell by Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 79)
recording of:
Rebel Yell (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Idol (English rock singer‐songwriter) and Steve Stevens (US guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Monarch, Boneidol Music, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Holdings GmbH (DE subsidiary of Chrysalis Group PLC), Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Music Publishing Ltd., Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Rare Blue Music, Rare Blue Music Inc, Rock Steady Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and WC Music Corp.
Billy Idol4.54:49
7Highway Star
recorded in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1971-12)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Gee
engineer and mixer:
Martin Birch
producer:
Deep Purple
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (in 1971-12)
electric bass guitar:
Roger Glover (in 1971-12)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (in 1971-12)
Hammond organ:
Jon Lord (in 1971-12)
lead vocals:
Ian Gillan (in 1971-12)
recorded at:
Rolling Stones Mobile Studio in United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 58)
recording of:
Highway Star (in 1971-12)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Glenwood Music Corp., HEC Music, Henrees Music co. and Mauve Music Groups
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Deep Purple4.36:07
8Driving Wheels
engineer:
Al Wright (Engineer), Jonathan Cain, Jim Gaines and Robert Missbach
producer:
Jonathan Cain and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
mixer:
Al Wright (Engineer) and Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
drums (drum set):
Tony Brock
guitar:
Rick Brewster and Neal Schon
keyboard and piano:
Jonathan Cain
pedal steel guitar:
David Lindley
background vocals:
Dave Amato, Jimmy Barnes (Australian rock singer-songwriter, frontman of Cold Chisel) and David Glen Eisley
lead vocals:
Jimmy Barnes (Australian rock singer-songwriter, frontman of Cold Chisel)
additionally recorded at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Vertigo Sound in Novato, California, United States
recorded at:
The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States
mixed at:
Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Rhinoceros Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Vertigo Sound in Novato, California, United States
recording of:
Driving Wheels
writer:
Jimmy Barnes (Australian rock singer-songwriter, frontman of Cold Chisel), Jonathan Cain and David Roberts (Canadian singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, Warner Chappell and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Jimmy Barnes5:16
9Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
engineer:
David Hentschel
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray (in 1973-05)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson (in 1973-05)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone (in 1973-05)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (in 1973-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (in 1973-05)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Elton John3.754:54
10Things Don’t Seem
engineer:
Dave Marett (engineer)
producer:
Peter Dawkins
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and slide guitar:
Simon Binks (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
bass:
Paul Williams (bassist in 'Australian Crawl') (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
guitar:
Guy McDonough (from 1981-03 until 1981-04) and Brad Robinson (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
piano and lead vocals:
James Reyne (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1981, in 1998) and Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studios 301 (301 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, AU; fka EMI Studios 301; read annotations before use) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
recording of:
Things Don't Seem (from 1981-03 until 1981-04)
composer:
Sean Higgins and Guy McDonough
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Pty. Ltd.
Australian Crawl3:58
11Deep Water
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Festival Records (Australian) (in 1977)
recording of:
Deep Water
writer:
Richard Clapton
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company) and Mushroom Music Publishing
Richard Clapton5:22
12Road to Nowhere
recording engineer and mixer:
Eric “E.T.” Thorngren
assistant engineer:
Melanie West (engineer) (task: second engineer)
producer:
Talking Heads
bass synthesizer [synth bass]:
Tina Weymouth
drums (drum set):
Chris Frantz
guest accordion:
Jimmy MacDonell
guest bongos, guest congas and guest tambourine:
Steve Scales
guest saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
guest washboard:
Andrew Cader
guitar:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
guitar and keyboard and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
background vocals:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
guest background vocals:
Ellen Bernfeld, Erin Dickens, Diva Gray, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves and Kurt Yahijian
lead vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
vocals:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
arranger:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985), Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Talking Heads Tours Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sigma Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Road to Nowhere (music video) by Talking Heads
recording of:
Road to Nowhere
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Talking Heads4.24:20
13Telegraph Road
synthesizer programming:
Ed Walsh (US synthesizer player & programmer)
assistant engineer:
Barry Bongiovi
engineer:
Neil Dorfsman
producer:
Mark Knopfler
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1982-03-08 until 1982-06-11)
recording of:
Telegraph Road
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music International Inc. (merged into UMG 2019)
Dire Straits4.114:18
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